Afghanistan / Pakistan Front News

News, April 22, 2010

2010-04-22T13:34:00.000-07:00

Afghan Civilian Deaths a Dilemma for NATO

NATO Admits Four Killed Were Civilians, Not 'Insurgents'

Pak Military Holding 1000s in Indefinite Detention

		On the Run, Pakistan Militants Find New Haven
		Pakistan Military Fails to Woo Tribal Allies Under Grip of Taliban

Afghanistan

	Vice Mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Fatally Shot While Praying in Mosque
	US Afghanistan Commander Defends Karzai
	Official: Afghanistan 'Peace Jirga' Delayed for Up to Three Weeks
	NATO's Top Commander in Afghanistan Visits Germany to Discuss New Strategy

Pakistan

	US Directly Interrogating Mullah Baradar
	Zardari: Ruling Party Must Be Allowed to Remain in Office
	Provincial Court: Zardari Above the Law
	As Power Shortages Spread, Pakistan Switches Off the Lights
	Aid 'Running Out' for 1.3 Million Pakistan Refugees

News, April 21, 2010

2010-04-22T13:30:00.000-07:00

NATO Troops Kill Four Afghan Students

A Killing Further Erodes Afghan Faith in Leaders

Afghanistan

	Afghan War Is Unwinnable and We Should Not Be There, Say UK Voters
	Afghan Deputy Mayor Slain as He Prays in Mosque
	Mosque Murder Leaves Kandahar on Edge
	Troops Wounded in Afghanistan Are Evacuated to Iraq
	US Says Taliban No. 2 Interrogations Yield Useful Intel
	Inquest: US Pilot Bombed British Soldiers, Assuming They Were Taliban

Pakistan

	Pakistan Islamist Blames US for Provoking Suicide Bombing
	Pakistan to Get US Guided-Missile Frigate on Aug 31
	US Hopes Pakistan Will Join Fissile Material Talks
	At Top University, a Fight for Pakistan's Future
	Pakistan War Games Show of Force for India

News, April 20, 2010

2010-04-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

Taliban Moves Onto Abandoned US Base

		*Push on to Protect New Troops From IEDs*
		*Obama Administration Says Conflict With Karzai Is Resolved*

At Least 27 Killed in Peshawar Bombings

Afghanistan

	Donkey Bomb Kills Three Children in Afghanistan
	NATO Chief Seeks Military, dPolice Trainers for Afghanistan
	Afghan Hash at an All-Time High
	Iceland Volcano Delays Evac for US Wounded in Afghanistan
	Source: Karzai Likes Obama. No, Really

Pakistan

	Taliban Blow Up NATO Tankers in Khyber Agency
	Kucinich: Obama's Drone Attacks in Pakistan 'Inspire Radicalism'
	Pakistan Suspends Officials After Scathing UN Report

News, April 19, 2010

2010-04-19T13:03:00.000-07:00

Army Report: Kandahar Offensive Could Backfire

		*Tension Rises in Kandahar Ahead of NATO Summer Offensive*
		*Taliban's Supreme Leader Signals Willingness to Talk Peace*

Bombs Kill 41 Pakistani Refugees Seeking Food

		*Pakistan Army Admits Civilians Killed in Airstrikes*
		*Why Pakistan's Military Is Holding Back in North Waziristan*

Afghanistan

	Karzai Vote Rules Compromise Ends Standoff With West
	In Shift, Pentagon to Solicit Bids on $1 Billion Contract to Train Afghan Police
	Italian Charity Sees UK Behind Doctors' Arrests in Afghanistan
	Karzai Pledges Transparent Probe of Italians' Case
	Canadian Soldiers Did Not Unlawfully Shoot Unarmed Afghan, Says Defense Chief
	Taliban Targets US Contractors Working on Projects in Afghanistan
	Five Afghan UN Workers Missing in Northern Province of Baghlan
	Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Afghan Police, Wounds 3 in Khost
	140 Australian Soldiers Return Home From Afghanistan
	Iranian Engineer Brings Roads, Rail to Afghan West

Bhutto Assassination Probe

	Pakistan May Fear Reopening Bhutto Probe
	Musharraf Aides Scoff at UN Report
	UN Bhutto Report Criticizes Military Influence
	UN Report on Benazir Bhutto's Murder

Pakistan

	At Least 21 Militants Killed in NW Pakistan's Orakzai Agency
	Pakistan Prosecutor: Americans Linked to Militants
	Police Baton Charge Angry Protesters in Pakistan
	2 Schools Blown Up in Khyber
	Militant Group Claims Responsibility for Saturday's Twin Blasts
	Pakistan: Trio That Kidnapped British Boy Killed in Clash
	Hunger Strike Camps Set Up in Pakistan's Hazara Division

News, April 18, 2010

2010-04-19T04:48:00.000-07:00

Taliban Also Telegraphing Kandahar Buildup

		94 Percent of Kandaharis Want Peace Talks, Not War
		No Talks With US, Say Taliban

50 Killed in Pakistan’s Weekend of Bombings

		Pakistan FM: We Want Trade, Not Aid
		*On AfPak Border, Some Join Taliban to Settle Scores With Relatives*
		Gen. Kayani Apologizes for Killing of Civilians

Afghanistan

	3 Italian Aid Workers Freed in Afghanistan Govt
	Afghan Interpreters 'Abandoned' by British DM After Being Wounded
	Afghan Police Search for Five Abducted NATO Workers
	Canada's Military Chief in Afghanistan 'Fired Rifle in Air Base'
	Water Polo, Anyone? In Afghanistan?

Pakistan

	Close to India, Pakistan Shows Military Might
	Pakistan Leader to Sign Bill 'Curbing His Powers'
	Car Suicide Attack Kills Seven in Pakistan
	Pakistan Ruling Party to Take Action in Bhutto's Murder
	Behind the Scenes of a Pakistani Suicide Bombing

News, April 17, 2010

2010-04-17T01:45:00.000-07:00

Kandahar Resentment Split Between US, Taliban

		*McChrystal: No Proof Iran Sending Fighters or Weapons to Afghanistan*
		*US Afghan Commander: 'We Have Too Many Contractors'*

Afghanistan

	Afghan 'Friendly Fire' May Have Killed UN Employee
	Germany's Dangerous Afghanistan Strategy
	US Contractors Failed to Train Afghans to Adjust AK-47 Sights
	US, British Nationals Hurt in Deadly Afghan Car Bombing
	Terror Suspects Held 'Illegally' in Afghanistan Prison Named by Charity

Pakistan

	12 Die in Quetta Hospital Suicide Blast
	Drone Strike Kills Six Taliban in North Waziristanpa
	Pakistan to Probe Bhutto Killing After UN Report
	Tensions Over Renamed Pakistan Province Overshadow Government Reforms
	Va. Mom Says Arrested Son Was Beaten in Pakistan

News, April 16, 2010

2010-04-17T01:39:00.000-07:00

NATO's Afghan Civilian Killings Double

		*Civilian Toll Soaring in Southern Afghanistan*
		*Obama: We Won't Be in Afghanistan 'in Perpetuity'*
		*McChrystal Reneges on Kandahar Elder Shuras*
		*Afghanistan Contractor Deaths Accelerate as They Outnumber Soldiers*
		*The Secret War – and the Hidden Lair of the Taliban*

Pak Army Fumes at US Afghan Outpost Pullout

		*US Missiles Kill Four in NW Pakistan*
		*Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at SW Pakistan Hospital*
		*Civilian Deaths Hurt Pakistan Army's Anti-Taliban Campaign*

Afghanistan

	Obama: Afghan War Going Better
	Afghan Attacks Kill Foreign Civilians, Four German Troops
	Huge Explosion Rocks Kandahar, Killing at Least 11
	UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Disturbing
	Afghan President, Lawmakers Agree on Fraud Panel
	US Court Orders Expulsion of Afghan Imam

Pakistan

	Pakistan Senate Passes Bill Cutting Prez Powers
	UN: Pakistan Failed to Protect Bhutto, Probe Death
	Lashkar Chief Shot Dead in Swat
	American's 'Quiet Son' on Terrorism Charges in Pakistan

News, March 16, 2010

2010-04-15T05:47:00.000-07:00

Afghan Anger at US Casualty Payments

		*In Turnabout, US Warms to ‘Drug Kingpin’ Wali Karzai*
		*US Retreat From Afghan Valley Marks Recognition of Blunder*
		*Three US Lawmakers Sponsor Afghan Pullout Plan*

US Drone Attack Kills Four in NW Pakistan

Afghanistan

	20,000 US Troops Transited Through Russia for uAfghanistan
	Senators Say Karzai Backs US Role
	Germany to Deploy Heavy Artillery in Northern Afghanistan
	German Minister in Afghanistan to Back Mission
	Afghan Bankers See Growth Despite Insecurity

Pakistan

	US Faces Hurdles in Aid Spending in NW Pakistan
	US and Pakistan Adapt Their Approach on Divisive Issue of North Waziristan
	Pakistan Interior Minister Declares Swat Flogging Video Real
	Pakistan Using Giant Scanners to Guard Against Truck Bombs
	Pakistan Braces for UN Report on Benazir

News, April 14, 2010

2010-04-14T05:40:00.000-07:00

Pakistan Airstrike Kills 71 Civilians: Official

		*Up to 200,000 Civilians Flee Pakistan's Orakzai Offensive*
		*US Special Ops Playing Expanded Role in Pakistan*

Kandahar Riots Show Rising Resentment

		*Ignorance of Afghan Society Led to Botched Raids*
		*US Troops Attack Civilian Bus in Kandahar, Killing 5*

Afghanistan

	Negotiator: US Needs to Negotiate Directly With Taliban Leader
	Kandahar Bus Killings Leave NATO Offensive in Doubt
	Roadside Bomb Blasts Kill 6 Afghan Security Forces
	Rocket Attacks Kill Three Afghan Women, Injure Four

Pakistan

	North Waziristan Drone Attack Toll Rises to 13
	Name Change Stirs Pakistan Protest
	UN Lobbies for More Aid for Pakistan's Displaced Persons
	Indian PM Says Open to Dialogue if Pakistan Acts on Mumbai

News, April 13, 2010

2010-04-14T05:38:00.000-07:00

Pakistan Airstrike Kills 71 Civilians: Official

		*Up to 200,000 Civilians Flee Pakistan's Orakzai Offensive*
		*US Special Ops Playing Expanded Role in Pakistan*

Kandahar Riots Show Rising Resentment

		*Ignorance of Afghan Society Led to Botched Raids*
		*US Troops Attack Civilian Bus in Kandahar, Killing 5*

Afghanistan

	Taliban Wants France to Arrange Detainee Swap
	Karzai Fearful of Being Cut Loose
	Idaho Representative Calls for Prisoner Exchange for Captured Soldier in Afghanistan
	Canadian Soldier Killed in Blast While on Foot Patrol in Afghanistan
	German Soldiers Face New pEnemy in Kunduz
	Kazakhstan to Permit Military Overflights to Afghanistan
	Pakistan's Gilani Says He Opposes Afghan Talks With Taliban

Pakistan

	Pakistan Fighting Kills Up to 39 Rebels, Four Soldiers
	US Military Playing Expanded Role in Pakistan
	Three Killed in US Drone Attack in Pakistan
	Report: Pakistan's Nuke Materials at Greatest Risk

News, April 12, 2010

2010-04-14T05:35:00.000-07:00

US Troops Attack Civilian Bus in Kandahar, Killing 5

		US 'Praises' Karzai, Downplays Row
		WikiLeaks 2: Wrath of Farah
		Afghan Soldier Fires on NATO Troops
		Italian Charity Workers Held Over Afghan 'Assassination Plot'

70 Civilians Killed as Pakistan Jets Bomb Khyber

	Afghan President Urges Taliban to Air Grievances
	Gates, Clinton Rally in Support of Karzai
	Karzai Tours With McChrystal After US Rift
	Parliament Demands Karzai Fill Afghan Cabinet Posts
	Karzai in Kunduz Calls on Taliban to Renounce Violence
	5 Deminers Killed in Afghanistan as Bus Hits Roadside Bomb
	Canadian Soldier Killed By Roadside Bomb
	Four Civilians, One Soldier Killed in Afghan Blasts
	Kabul Park Offers Afghan Women a Taste of Freedom and Opportunity

Pakistan

	Pakistani Forces Kill 23 Militants in Orakzai
	Evidence Against Five Americans on Trial in Pakistan Questioned
	In Pakistani School, Nuanced Views for New Nuclear Balance

News, April 11, 2010

2010-04-14T05:32:00.000-07:00

Karzai Threatens to Block US Offensive

		*Wikileaks 2: Wrath of Farah*
		*Afghan Soldier Fires on NATO Troops*
		Afghan Officials Say Pak Arrest of Taliban Leader Threatens Peace Talks
		Afghans Accuse Italians of Assassination Plot
		Obama Sends Letter to Karzai, Reaffirming US-Afghanistan Cooperation

Pakistani Air Strikes Kill More Than 70 Civilians

US Officials: Pak Spy Agency Released Taliban

Afghanistan

	US Ambassador Says Washington, Kabul Can Disagree
	2 Italians Among 9 Held in Alleged Afghan Plot
	Six Afghans Killed in Blasts, Attack on Indian Company
	Afghans Report More Roadside Bombs, Attacks on the Rise
	New Zealand Army Attacked in Afghanistan, No Casualties
	Three 'Terrorist Bands' Arrested in Afghan Capital
	India to Play Role in Afghanistan 'With or Without America'
	Kandahar Airfield: Just Like Coney Island

Canadians in Afghanistan

	Troops Knew of Afghan Prisoner Abuse, Retired Captain Says
	Ottawa Accused of Withholding Military Letters on Detainees
	Bondage, Beatings and a Few Questions From the Governor
	House of Pain: Canada's Connection With Kandahar's Ruthless Palace Guard
	Canada Ready to Mentor Afghan Police After 2011, Says DM

Pakistan

	Pakistan Foreign Office: No Compromises on Nuclear Deterrence
	Pakistan Military Launches Biggest-Ever War Games, Near India Border
	Waziristan Clashes Leave Three Soldiers, 10 Militants Dead
	Official: Pakistan Paid Ransom, Freed Militant for Greek Aid Worker

News, April 10, 2010

2010-04-14T05:29:00.000-07:00

US Still Trying to Figure Out How Not to Kill Afghan Civilians

		*Militants Attack Indian Camp in Afghanistan*
		*Controversial Spec-Ops Tiltrotor Downed in Afghanistan, 4 Dead*
		*US Now Trying Softer Approach Toward Karzai*

Pakistani Troops Kill 96 'Militants' in Northwest

Afghanistan

	Obama Says Karzai Must Remain 'Critical Partner'
	White House: Karzai Meeting Still On
	US Faults Independence of Afghan Audit Office
	US Senators: Karzai Hopes to Speak Directly to US
	Merkel at Afghan Deaths Memorial for First Time
	Taliban Release Greek Social Worker
	Real Life 'Hurt Locker' Teams Face Real Bombs

Pakistan

	More Than 200,000 Flee Pakistan Tribal Regions
	Troops Kill 29 Militants in Tribal Belt
	Pakistan Begins to Ease Backlog of Visas for American Diplomats
	US to Speed Up Civil, Military Refunds to Pakistan
	Zardari Calls for US Help to Overcome Energy Crisis
	Fashion Show Defies Taliban in Pakistan's Peshawar

News, April 09, 2010

2010-04-14T04:53:00.000-07:00

NATO Osprey Tiltrotor 'Downed' in Afghanistan

		*IEDs in Afghanistan Double in Past Year*
		*US Special Forces Apologize for Botched Deadly Night Raid*

Afghanistan

	Don't Extend Afghan Mission, Canadians Say: Poll
	Romania to Increase Troops in Afghanistan to 1,800
	Propping Up New Government in Marjah Inches Along
	Taliban Release Video of Captured US Soldier
	French Paratrooper Killed in Afghan Attack
	Taliban Kidnap Gang Chief Released Early
	Blood Sport Embedded in Afghan Culture
	Miliband: Stable Afghanistan Possible in Two Years

Pakistan

	Pakistan Lawmakers Vote to Curb President Powers
	Three Schools Damaged in Pakistan Attacks

News, April 08, 2010

2010-04-08T09:05:00.000-07:00

As Tensions Grow, US Claims Karzai 'Drug Abuse'

		*Afghan Official Says US Raiders Hid Killings*
		*Aide Denies Karzai Threatened to Join Taliban*

Afghanistan

	Afghanistan Plays Down Karzai's Anti-West Remarks
	Pressed to Act, Karzai Fires Election Monitors
	US Treasury Beefing Up Staff in Afghanistan
	Taliban Releases Video of Captured US Soldier
	UK Marines Dismissed for Attack on Afghan Prisoner
	Feingold Plans Bill to Set Up 'Flexible Timetable' for Afghanistan Withdrawal
	Karzai Comments a Slap in the Face, Says Canadian PM
	US Now Focused on Getting Rid of Taliban Instead of Opium Crops in Afghanistan
	NATO Soldier Killed in Southern Afghanistan
	No More Burger King on Afghanistan Base? Soldiers Grumble

Pakistan

	Taliban Bomb NATO Tanker in Pakistan: Officials
	Bombing of NATO Tanker in Pakistan Kills Boy
	US Says No to Civil Nuclear Deal With Pakistan

News, April 07, 2010

2010-04-08T09:03:00.000-07:00

White House Won't Say if Karzai Is Still an Ally

		*NATO Kills At Least Four Civilians in Helmand Air Strike*
		*Afghan MP: I Don't Think the Taliban Would Accept Karzai*
		*'More Nasty Surprises' to Come From Afghanistan*

Afghanistan

	White House Is Considering Canceling Karzai Visit
	Karzai Now Battling to Save Face at Home
	Five Civilians, 27 'Taliban' Killed in Afghanistan
	US Special Forces Use Heavy Metal Music to Fight Taliban
	Obama Thanks Georgia for Afghan Deployment
	CIA Victim Said to Have Rescued Future Afghan Pres
	Despite Reports of Progress, Afghan Women Still Struggle

Pakistan

	15 'Taliban' Killed in Orakzai
	Parliament Weighs Changes to Constitution
	Pakistan Police Kill 2 Suspected Bombers in NW

News, April 06, 2010

2010-04-08T09:00:00.000-07:00

Pakistan Attacks Kill 54, Target US Consulate

		*Analysts: Taliban to Attack More 'Soft Targets' in Pakistan*
		*Pakistani Taliban Once Again Proves Its Resilience*
		*German Jihad Colonies Sprout Up in Waziristan*

Could Karzai Become an Enemy of the West?

		NATO Airstrike Kills 4 Civilians in South Afghanistan
		US Forces' Horrifying Afghanistan Cover-Up
		NATO Under Fire Over Civilian Casualties, Karzai Criticism

Pakistan

	America Under Attack in Pakistan
	Eight Tankers Supplying Oil to NATO Forces Torched in Khyber
	Pakistan Army Accused of Extrajudicial Killings, Human Rights Abuses
	Pakistan's PML-N May Not Always Remain 'Friendly Opposition'
	Orakzai Operation Responsible for Increased Refugee Influx
	Pakistan Tests Indigenous Drone

Afghanistan

	White House Repeats Criticism of Karzai as Lawmakers Worry
	Germany Shocked by Taliban Ambush

News, April 05, 2010

2010-04-08T08:59:00.000-07:00

Karzai Slams West, Threatens to Join Insurgency

		NATO Admits Killing Afghan Civilians in Night Raid
		US Special Forces 'Tried to Cover-Up' Botched Afghan Raid
		German DM: 'Condolences' for Killing Afghan Troops
		UK Army Official: Public Pessimism Undermining Afghan War

Pakistan Attacks Kill 54, Target US Consulate

Afghanistan

	Afghan Leader Karzai Under Fire From Kandahar Elders
	Karzai Steps Up Attacks on NATO, Leaving West in a Box
	Afghan Leader Seeks Support for New Offensive
	NATO Soldier, Four Civilians Killed in Afghanistan
	Hurting US Efforts to Win Minds, Taliban Disrupt Pay
	Afghanistan Seeks Arrest of Ex-Minister Over Graft
	Afghanistan's Women Defy Militants to Learn to Read
	Missing Japanese Journalist in Afghan Jail

Pakistan

	Official: Troops Kill 38 Militants in NW Pakistan
	Five Dead in Mohmand Clash
	28 Taliban Surrender in Bajaur
	France Suspends Arms Supply to Pakistan

News, April 04, 2010

2010-04-08T08:57:00.000-07:00

NATO Admits Killing Afghan Civilians in Raid

		*German DM: Sorry for Killing Afghan Troops*
		*US 'Moves on' After Karzai Fails to Apologize in Call to Clinton*
		*Wikileaks to Unveil Secret Video of US Airstrike in Afghanistan*

Afghanistan

	Deadly Day for Germany in Afghanistan
	Hurting US Efforts to Win Minds, Taliban Disrupt Pay
	India's Eager Courtship of Afghanistan Comes at a Steep Price
	NATO Soldier Dies in Afghanistan Bombing
	Karzai's Anti-Western Comments Draw Criticism at Home
	Afghan Upper House Backs Karzai Election Decree
	The Weakness of Taliban Marksmanship
	100 Danish Soldiers Stuck at Kabul Airport
	Canada: Families of Fallen Soldiers Mourn at Kandahar Airfield

Pakistan

	6 Troops, 30 Taliban Die in NW Pakistan Clashes
	Blast in Bazaar in SW Pakistan Kills 2
	Two Militants Killed in Swat
	Two Schools, College Blown Up in Frontier Region
	Monitor Pakistan's Use of Military Aid, India Tells US
	France Says Arms Sale to Pakistan Held Up

News, April 03, 2010

2010-04-08T08:55:00.000-07:00

Marines Offer War or Peace to Afghan Elders

		*German Friendly Fire Kills Afghan Soldiers*
		*Karzai Faces Fallout: Will Vote Fraud Claims Undermine War?*
		*US Sees Afghan Reconciliation Drive Lasting Years*
		*General: Expect More Killing in Afghanistan's Helmand Province*

Afghanistan

	The Kandahar Warlord Who Has Presidential Protection
	Cheap and Deadly, Homemade Bombs Plague Afghan Roads
	Afghan Attacks Kill Five Security Guards
	British Army May Send Imams to Afghanistan
	Pentagon Boosting Afghanistan 'Eyes in the Sky'
	3 German Soldiers Killed in Afghan Fighting
	Japanese Journalist Kidnapped in Afghanistan

Pakistan

	Pakistani President to Lose Powers to the Premier
	Pakistan Attorney General Quits Amid Graft Dispute
	Pakistani Chief Justice's Battle With Zardari Threatens Stability
	MPs: Orakzai Operation Will Take a Load Off Peshawar
	Militants Blow Up High School in Mohmand

2010-04-08T08:52:00.000-07:00

Coalition of the Rented?

Karzai Blames Foreigners for Afghan Vote Fraud

Afghanistan

	US Ready to Pursue Senior Afghan Officials on Drugs
	Taliban Taunt Obama Over Secret Afghan Visit
	US Looking for Leaders in Afghan Army
	An Airborne Afghan Folktale
	DEA Says Afghan Opium Seizures Soar in 2009
	British Soldier Killed in Afghan Explosion
	UK Troops Suffer in Sangin, the Most Dangerous Place in Afghanistan
	Afghan Corruption Threatens US Strategy, Ambassador Galbraith Says

Pakistan

	Enduring Army Role in Swat Spurs Questions About Pakistan's Civilian Government
	Pakistani Troops Kill 28 Militants in Northwest
	US Urges Pakistan to Act Against Taliban in Punjab
	Court Gives Pakistan Five Days on Foreign Graft Cases
	Many Pakhtuns Rejoice Over NWFP Name-Change

News, April 01, 2010

2010-04-08T08:50:00.000-07:00

Afghan Parliament Rejects Karzai Poll Decree

		*Karzai's Brother to Stay in Power Despite Heroin Trade Claims*
		*Mullen: Kandahar Is Key to Curbing Rise of Taliban*
		*Bombs Kill 16, Injure 51 in Southern Afghanistank*

Afghanistan

	Afghan Peace Talks End With No Headway, More Expected
	Suicide Attack Kills Seven Afghan Farmers: Official
	Afghan Women Flex Economic Muscle
	Afghanistan Is Leading Hashish Producer

Pakistan

	25 Taliban, Six Soldiers Killed in Khyber Firefight
	Pakistani Lawmakers Target Presidential Powers
	Pakistan Opens Trial of 5 Americans on Terror Charges
	'DC Five' Defense Team Says Pakistan Faked Evidence
	Pakistan Asking Switzerland to Reopen Case Against Zardari
	Swiss Say Legal Immunity Protects Pakistani Leader
	Pakistani General: Al-Qaeda-Taliban Haven Cleared by June
	UN Delays Benazir Murder Report at Zardari's Request
	Pakistan Moves Closer to Renaming Volatile Region

News, March 31, 2010

2010-03-30T09:31:00.007-07:00

UN Details Pervasive Corruption in Afghanistan

		*Bicycle Bomb Kills 13 in Southern Afghanistan*
		*No Means No, Canada PM Tells Clinton on Afghanistan*
		Study: Two-Thirds of Boys in Afghan Jails Are Brutalized

Afghanistan

	Afghan Opinion Divided on Obama's Visit
	Top US Military Officer Gets Earful From Afghans
	Tribal Elders' Support Critical in Afghanistan
	Afghan President Wraps Up Talks With Insurgents
	US Forces Set Sights on Taliban Bastion of Kandahar
	Displacement Fears Ahead of Kandahar Operation
	US-Led Campaign in Kandahar Will Focus on Political Leaders
	Despite Doubt, Brother of Afghan Leader Retains Power
	UN: Corruption Deepens Poverty in Afghanistan
	US Forces Set Sights on Taliban Bastion of Kandahar
	Mongolia Sends Troops to Afghanistan
	For the Moment Obama Won't Seek More French Troops

Pakistan

	UN to Shut Pakistan Offices Over Bhutto Report
	Balochistan: Pakistan's Broken Mirror
	Iran Says Rescues Diplomat Kidnapped in Pakistan

News, March 30, 2010

2010-03-30T09:31:00.005-07:00

Mullen: Govt Corruption Will Lose Kandahar

		*Afghan Leader Is Seen to Flout Influence of US*
		*Obama Slips Into Afghanistan to Voice US Resolve*

Afghanistan

	Taliban Rocket Hits US Base After Obama Leaves Afghanistan
	Sarkozy in US for Talks on Afghanistan, Iran
	US Wants Canada to Stay in Afghanistan
	14 Injured in NATO Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan
	Obama Seeks Delicate Balance With Karzai
	US Troops Train for Both Combat and Conversation

Pakistan

	Pakistani Troops Kill 28 Militants Near Afghan Border
	Pakistan Court Maintains Curbs on AQ Khan
	US-Pakistan Dialogue With a Difference
	Pentagon: Drones May Ship to Pakistan 'Within a Year'

News, March 29, 2010

2010-03-30T09:31:00.001-07:00

Obama: Afghan War 'Absolutely Essential'

Karzai Accused of Blocking Arrest of Official

Afghanistan

	Afghan Corruption: How to Follow the Money?
	Bomb Attacks Kill 11 in Afghanistan
	Afghanistan: Peace in the North, War in the South
	Mullah Omar Appoints Two New Deputies in Baradar's Place
	Russia Says US Should Eradicate Afghan Opium
	German Minister in Afghanistan for Police Talks
	In Nebraska, a Center for Afghanistan Studies – and for Controversy

Pakistan

	Report: 40 Top Militants of Malakand Killed
	Troops Kill 15 More Militants in Orakzai
	Bomb Attack Injures 5 in NW Pakistan
	Pakistani Taliban Plans to Kidnap US, Afghan Diplomats
	FM: Pakistan to Get US Drone Technology Soon
	Economic Aid for Pakistan a Victim of Corruption Worries

News, March 28, 2010

2010-03-30T09:30:00.007-07:00

Obama: Afghan War 'Absolutely Essential'

		*US Troop Deaths Double in Afghanistan*
		*CIA Paper Reveals Plans to Manipulate Euro Opinion on Afghanistan*

State Dept: Drone Attacks Are Legit Self-Defense

US Missiles Bomb Pakistan Houses, 4 Killed

Afghanistan

	Drugs and Desertion: How the UK Really Rates Afghan Police
	Taliban Fighters Are 'Conditioned' to Die in Battle, Claims Former Insurgent
	UK Soldier Dies After Suicide Bomb Blast in Helmand

Pakistan

	9 Alleged Militants Killed in Pakistan Airstrikes, Says Local Official
	Pakistan: Six Kidnapped Truckers Found Dead in Thal
	Pakistan: Terrorist Involved in Murder of Chinese Engineers Arrested
	US Official: Pakistan's Lashkar-E-Taiba Expanding to Other South Asian States
	Reform School Attempts to Offer Child Fighters Chance at a New Life
	Doors Still Open for Dialogue on Judges, Says Nawaz

News, March 27, 2010

2010-03-30T09:30:00.003-07:00

NATO Fails to Stem Deaths of Innocent Afghans

Taliban Securing Kandahar Neighborhoods Ahead of US Invasion

US Missiles Bomb Pakistan Houses, 4 Killed

Afghanistan

	US Bases in Afghanistan Closing Burger King and Other Fast Food Joints
	Gunman Attacks Aid Project in Afghanistan, Kills 1
	Uzbek-Tajik Dispute Hinders Afghanistan Supplies
	Afghan Police Force Is a Work in Progress
	Macedonia Sends New Troops to Afghanistan

Pakistan

	Pakistan Says 39 Militants, Five Soldiers Killed in Orakzai Agency
	Pakistan FM Denies Supporting Afghan Taliban

News, March 26, 2010

2010-03-30T09:30:00.001-07:00

Obama Presses for $33 Billion War Supplement

		*Afghan Civilians Killed in NATO Clash*
		*CIA Had Birthday Cake for Double Agent Who Bombed Afghan Base*

61 Killed as Pakistan Bombs Schools, Mosque

Afghanistan

	US Wants Canada to Keep Small Afghan Force
	UN Head in Afghanistan Meets With Militant Group
	China for Non-Interference in Afghanistan
	China Says It Agrees With Afghanistan on Politics
	Military Restructures Afghanistan Police Contract
	Prince Charles Visits Afghanistan, Sees Troops

Pakistan

	Distrust Lingers Over US, Pakistan Effort to Expand Relations
	US to Help Rebuild Pakistan's Infrastructure
	As Pakistan Faces Blackouts, US Pressure Keeps Them From Buying Iranian Electricity
	Face to Face With Pakistan's Most Wanted
	Hafiz Muhammad Saeed: 'Do I Look Like a Terrorist?'
	Pakistan Holds 2 Suspects in British Boy Abduction

News, March 25, 2010

2010-03-25T02:16:00.000-07:00

US Downplays Hopes for Afghan Reconciliation

Afghan Soldiers Way Below Standard, Exasperated Marines Say

US Pledges to Speed Up Arms to Pakistan

'Strategic Depth' at Heart of Taliban Arrests

Afghanistan

	NATO Rejects Russia's Demand to Destroy Afghan Poppy Fields
	With War and Neglect, Afghans Face Water Shortage
	Two NATO Soldiers, Two De-Miners Killed in Afghan Blasts
	Afghan Taliban Denies Secret Talks With UN Envoy
	Taliban-Linked Group to Meet With UN
	Top US General in Afghanistan Gives Order: Close TGIFriday's
	Afghanistan, China Vow Strong Relations
	Uphill Task for US Marines on Afghan Healthcare
	Trial Begins for Canadian Soldier in Killing of Unarmed Taliban
	UN Rights Chief Laments 2009 Afghan Civilian Toll

Pakistan

	Clinton Says 'New Day' for US and Pakistan
	After Arrests, Taliban Promote a Fighter
	Pakistan Pleased With Outcome of Talks With US
	Pakistani Security Forces Kill 23 Militants in NW
	US Noncommittal on Pakistan's Nuclear Desires
	Outlawed Pakistan Group Let Calls for Holy War
	Pakistan Judge Delays Ruling on Nuclear Scientist

News, March 24, 2010

2010-03-25T02:14:00.000-07:00

Pak to Curb President's Powers as Court Battle Looms

US Missile Strike Kills Six in NW Pakistan

US: Iran 'Training' Taliban Fighters

		*Taliban Say They Are Not Involved in Kabul Peace Talks*
		*Russia Says Nuclear Iran Not Alarming, Urges Talks*

Afghanistan

	Pakistan Increasingly Playing Ball to Rein in Afghanistan Taliban
	Helicopter Mishap in Afghanistan Injures Occupants
	Insurgent Faction Presents Afghan Peace Plan

Pakistan

	US Noncommittal on Pakistan's Nuclear Desires
	Jordan's Ambassador to Pakistan Targeted by Plot
	Pakistan: Give Us Drones

News, March 23, 2010

2010-03-25T02:12:00.000-07:00

Karzai in Peace Talks with Taliban Rival
Rights Group: Pak Using Tribal Militias for Extralegal Killings

Afghanistan

	UN Mission in Afghanistan Gets New One-Year Mandate
	Afghanistan Seeks More Independence
	American Forces Use .50 Caliber Weapons in Afghan Cities
	Two NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
	US Forces on Taliban's Heels
	U-2 Still Flying Over Afghanistan
	New Danish Foreign Minister on First Visit to Afghanistan

Pakistan

	Pakistan's Nuclear 'Godfather' in New Inquiry
	Pakistan's Arrest of Top Taliban Undermines Afghanistan
	Pakistan to Investigate Khan's Ties to Iran's Nuclear Program

News, March 22, 2010

2010-03-22T10:23:00.000-07:00

Afghan Prison May Become the New Gitmo

		*JSOC Interests Snag Plan to Free Afghan Detainees*
		*Militant Group in Kabul With Draft Peace Deal*
		*Bombs Kill 13 Afghans; Elderly Man Dies in Raid*

CIA's Drone Attacks Rise Under New Chief

Drone Strike Kills Eight in North Waziristan

Pakistan/India

	25 Militants Killed in Kurram, Orakzai
	TTP Kill 4 'US Spies' in North Waziristan
	Army Chief Driving Pakistan's Agenda for Talks
	India Didn't Expect Anything Dramatic From Indo-Pak Talks
	Pakistani Judges Validating Coup to Be Tried for High Treason

Afghanistan

	Suicide Attack Kills 10 Civilians in Southern Afghanistan
	Marines Offer Cash in Fight Against Afghan Opium
	Afghan Drug Cartels Squeeze Poppy Farmers

News, March 21, 2010

2010-03-22T10:19:00.000-07:00

IED Attacks in Afghanistan More Lethal

		*Afghan Cops: A $6 Billion Fiasco*
		*Afghan Official: Taliban Arrests Hurt Peace Talks*
		*US Weighs More Troops for North Afghanistan: Official*
		*Exhausted Marines on an Operation in Afghanistan*

Afghanistan

	Taliban Adjust, Wage Bomb Attacks in Afghan Town
	Roadside Bomb Kills Afghan Soldier in Paktia Province
	US Turns a Blind Eye to Opium in Afghan Town
	Afghanistan's Boy Sex Slaves
	James Bond to Take on Afghanistan in Next Series?
	Death and Doubt in Afghanistan for Australian Soldiers, Civilians

Pakistan

	Drive-By Shootings Kill Seven in Quetta, Pakistan
	Pakistan Tribal Council: Army Must Destroy Taliban
	Air Strikes Kill 10 Militants in Northwest Pakistan
	Pakistan Official: 3 Taliban Militants Arrested
	Holbrooke Praises Taliban Arrests Despite Criticism
	38,000 Bullet-Proof Jackets Distributed Among Policemen

News, March 20, 2010

2010-03-20T22:06:00.000-07:00

US: Karzai Brother a Worry in Kandahar Offensive

		Northern Afghanistan Another New Front for NATO Troops
		*As US Frees Detainees, Afghans Ask Why They Were Held*
		Russians Tell US Generals in Afghanistan: Bribe the Taliban

Pakistan Denies Thwarting Taliban Talks

Afghanistan

	Taliban Lose Control of Marjah but Remain Strong
	As Taliban Makes Comeback in Kunduz Province, War Spreads to Northern Afghanistan
	Marine Patrols Still Meet Snipers in Afghan Town
	Spring Brings New Burdens in Afghan Valley
	An Up Close Look at the Military Life in Marjah
	Inquiry Into Kunduz Bombing: German Defense Minister Blasted for 'Slanderous' Statements
	Losing the Battle to Keep Female Flesh Off Afghan TV

Pakistan

	Pakistan to Ask for More Understanding at US Talks
	Holbrooke: US Will 'Do More and Announce More' for Pakistan
	Pakistan Seeks Civilian Nuclear Aid, but US Unlikely to Deliver

2010-03-20T22:03:00.000-07:00

NATO Eyes Massive Offensive in N. Afghanistan

		Karzai Faces Anger in Marjah
		Ex-UN Envoy: Taliban Arrests Thwart Afghan Talks
		Iranian Weapons Seized in Afghanistan

Pakistan Won't Hand Over Captured Taliban Leaders

Afghanistan

	Uphill Battle to Win Over Afghan Villagers in Tangi Valley
	Kunduz Bombing in Afghanistan: German Defense Ministry Sought to Obscure the Truth
	Marines Walk Tightrope to Win Support in Marjah
	Afghan President Beefs Up Anti-Graft Body
	UN Calls for Afghans to Take Charge of Future
	Afghan Children Face World's Worst Conditions
	China Calls for More World Aid to Afghanistan

Pakistan

	Pakistan FM: We Have Done a Lot, It's Time for US to Deliver
	A Dozen Top Pakistan Army Generals to Retire This Year

News, March 18, 2010

2010-03-18T12:36:00.000-07:00

McChrystal: Kandahar Invasion Already Started

		*Soaring IED Attacks in Afghanistan Stymie US Counteroffensive*
		*Taliban Retaliates to Counter US in Afghanistan*

US: Drone 'Killed Key al-Qaeda Man' in Pakistan

North Waziristan Taliban Pledge Adherence to Govt Accord

Afghanistan

	Marjah Residents Take Stock After Offensive
	Creditor Countries Cancel Afghanistan's Debt
	Taliban Fight in Afghan Town With Fear Campaign
	Taliban Harness Power of the Web

Pakistan

	US Missile Strikes Kill 10 in Pakistan
	CIA Director Says Secret Attacks in Pakistan Have Hobbled al-Qaeda
	Americans Charged With Terror in Pakistan Could Face Life
	Five Security Men Killed in Khyber Check-Post Attack
	Five Die in Quetta Violence
	Wanted Swat Taliban Leaders Killed
	Americans Have Direct Access to Taliban No. 2
	US to Provide Cobra Chopper Parts to Pakistan